Gender and racial inequalities continue to shape the opportunities college graduates have when they enter the workforce. A new study by Institute for Diversity Science (IDS) Affiliate Ran Liu and Graduate Fellow Thao Phuong Pham …
Research
Classroom Experiences Help Students Flourish: How In and Out of Classroom Experiences Relate to Changes in Undergraduate’s Motivational Beliefs Across Introductory Biology Courses
Contemporary Educational Psychology (2025) Authors: Christine R. Starr, Lisa Hunter, and Anna P. Veenendall Abstract: Understanding what experiences relate to changes in patterns of motivational beliefs across a gateway STEM course can help educators promote …
How Awareness of Stereotypes Shapes Black Americans’ Experiences in Nature
Wisconsin’s many parks and natural areas offer opportunities for relaxation, recreation, and renewal—but not everyone experiences the outdoors in the same way. New research by Michelle Marji and Dr. Paula Niedenthal explores why Black Americans …
Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults
Neurology (2025) Authors: Adam M. Brickman, Chandra Muller, John Robert Warren, Eric Grodsky, Soobin Kim, Michael J. Culbertson, Bharat Thyagarajan, Jennifer J. Manly Abstract: IMPORTANCE The incidence and prevalence of clinical Alzheimer disease (AD) are …
Love Him for the Enemies He Has Made: Signaling by Inflammatory Pro-Gun Rhetoric
Political Psychology (2025) Authors: Sosuke Okada, Nicholas Buttrick Abstract: American politics is rife with messages designed to anger one’s political enemies. In this paper, we propose and test a model suggesting that such inflammatory messages are …
Mental Health Outcomes Associated with Applied Behavior Analysis in a US National Sample of Privately Insured Autistic Youth
Autism (2025) Authors: Nahime Aguirre Mtanous, Jamie Koenig, Melica Nikahd, Sarah Effertz, Sal Silinonte, J. Madison Hyer, Brittany Hand, Lauren Bishop Abstract: Autistic youth often receive applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy, but some autistic adults …
Quality of Life in Autistic Children: Discrepancies Between Self- and Caregiver-Proxy Reports and Associations With Individual Characteristics
Autism Research (2025) Authors: Emily Skaletski, Rebekah Rodriguez, Sharon Gartland, Karla Ausderau, Lauren Bishop, James Li, Brittany Travers Abstract: Quality of life (QoL) is important for everyone and has been identified as a priority for …
Practice and Practicalities: Challenges To Housing First Implementation across Nine DV Service Providers
Journal of Family Violence (2025) Authors: Kaitlyn M. Sims, Mariel J. Barnes & Kate L. Walsh Abstract: Purpose Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF) prioritizes removing survivors’ immediate barriers to safe and stable housing via unconditional …
Leveling Up or Dropping Out: Searching for Learning Routines in Crowdsourced Environments
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction (2025) Authors: Corey Jackson, Carsten Østerlund, Anand Vamsi, Alexander O. Smith, Karsten Crowston Abstract: We explore patterns of interaction with different learning resources (e.g., forums) to predict learning outcomes …
Journal-Sentinel highlights McQuillan’s research on policies protecting gender expression
Most Wisconsin schools protect students from discrimination against everything but this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 13, 2025 By Natalie Eilbert A study of Wisconsin school board policies has found that nearly all districts have policies protecting …